Articles on 31 October 2012

Cross country team preps for NCAA regionals after All-Conference inductions

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Tyler Thatcher, a freshman mathematics major from St. George, leads a practice run before Saturday's Pac-West championship races. Photo by Billy Eusterman

Five people made the All-Conference team this year at the Conference Championship in Hawaii.

Dixie State College’s cross country women’s and men’s teams competed at the Conference Championship on Oct. 20 where the women’s team had three All-Conference champions. Senior Rachel Young made first team and ...

Men's soccer to take on APU for senior day

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The men’s soccer team is seeking one last win against Azusa Pacific University to end the season on a high note.

Dixie State College plays APU on Nov. 3.

APU is one of the California teams that is new to the conference. The Red Storm are counting on a ...

Red Storm women's soccer aim for win at final game

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The women continued to hit as hard as they could against California Baptist University and Azusa Pacific University last week, but they didn’t hit hard enough.

The Dixie State College women’s soccer team faced off against CBU on the Lancer’s home turf in Riverside, Calif., Thursday, and ...

PinkDot Utah to make first appearance in St. George

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A sea of pink will engulf Vernon Worthen Park on Nov. 3 as the Support Love Courage Council brings PinkDot Utah to St. George.

According to a press release from the Support Love Courage Council, St. George was selected as the second city for the event because of acceptance levels ...

Luck will be a lady tonight; "Guys & Dolls" begins run Nov. 8

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Performers rehearse for the upcoming play, "Guys and Dolls". The romantic comedy will run from Nov. 8-10 and 13-17 at the Eccles Fine Arts Center.

Fun was the word of the day to those in DSC’s upcoming theater production of “Guys and Dolls.”

The romantic comedy is about two love stories between Nathan Detroit and Miss Adelaide, and Sky Masterson and Sister Sarah Brown. Nathan, who is friends with Sky, bets Sky that he ...

Goldilocks syndrome spreads throughout campus buildings: too hot, too cold, just right

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Dixie Sun News asked 106 students and 28 faculty members about classroom temperatures. Graphic by Kari Lopez.

Controlling building temperatures on campus may not be rocket science, but it’s more complicated than you might think.

Dixie Sun News polled 106 students via text message and 28 faculty members via email about their opinion of building temperatures on campus.  

The poll consisted of four options: cold, just ...

A little common scents goes a long way; students talk olfactory pleasantries

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Baked goods just as they come out of the oven, a patch of roses as you walk by, and the smell of the opposite sex’s body odor may be exactly what a person's nose is itching to sniff. In fact, it may be what attracts a person to ...

Campus TV buffs rank top 5 Netflix picks

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Dixie Sun News asked 15 DSC students about their thoughts of Netflix. Most students said they watch Netflix daily. Graphic by Kari Lopez.

Episode after episode, back-to-back seasons, Dixie State College students idle away their downtime with Netflix.

It’s easy to lose track of time with online access to about 20,000 TV show episodes and about 3,000 movies. According to a Dixie Sun Poll conducted on Oct. 22 including 15 ...

Student, local input wanted for DSC's university name change

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DSC is in the middle of an identity crisis as it gains university status. Meetings will be held to discuss possible choices, but for now the new name is a mystery. Photo Illustration: Jessica Baird.

With the continued growth of Dixie State College, plans to gain university status are underway—as are procedures to change the name of the institution.

One of the measures in achieving higher status will take place at the campus town hall meeting Nov. 1. Faculty, staff, students and alumni are ...

St. George nights come alive with sounds of karaoke

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Faafota Mulltalo, a junior integrated studies major from Riverton, and Alexis Hildebrandt, a sophomore psychology major from St. George, exercise their vocal cords at karaoke. Photo by Jessica Dorsey.

Whether you’re crooning your favorite tunes or you’re just there for the food, local karaoke hot spots create an exciting nighttime activity.

Applebee's was one of the first to bring a karaoke night to the St. George restaurant scene. Since then, places like Wing Nutz, Honolulu Grill ...

Living the Life: Grocery Shopping 101

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Open, close, open again and continue to stare just one more minute into the barren wasteland you call your refrigerator.

Perhaps one of the biggest shocks that came with moving out on my own was, the fridge that I once could always count on to be full of my favorite ...

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